Cost Comparison — Prototype vs. Volume PCB Production
Introduction PCBs or Printed Circuit Boards are the fundamentals of electronic equipment. Product development often requires engineers to typically test and validate their concepts by building prototypes. Successful evaluation leads to the launching production of PCBs at volume. According to eminent PCB manufacturer PCB Trace Technologies Inc., many critical differences exist between prototype PCBs and […]
Learn MoreFR-4 vs. Rogers – Choosing the Right PCB Material for High-Frequency Applications
Introduction Traditionally, manufacturers have been making PCBs or printed circuit boards of materials that offer resistance to heat and are, therefore, less expensive to produce. However, not all applications are the same, and some equipment, while not being subject to extreme temperatures, may have to work at RF or radio frequencies. Printed circuit boards, meant […]
Learn MoreWhere to Use Copper Thieving?
At PCB Trace Technologies Inc, we use two techniques during PCB manufacturing—copper balancing and copper thieving—to achieve the high quality and reliability of our boards. Both are crucial processes but with different purposes. Copper distribution is an important factor related to manufacturing, and copper balancing, along with copper thieving, helps achieve an even distribution of […]
Learn MoreDesigning PCBs for Embedded Systems and Internet of Things
We live in an interconnected world. Here, embedded systems and IoT, or the Internet of Things, are an integral part of our lives. Not only homes and wearables, IoT and embedded devices are revolutionizing many industries as well. As most of these devices are small, designing them effectively requires careful attention and consideration of details. Most […]
Learn MoreImpact of Global Chip Shortage on PCB Production
The global electronic industry has been facing an acute shortage of electronic components, specifically of some categories of semiconductors and chips. This includes the intricate realm of PCB or Printed Circuit Board production. In this article, we, at PCB Trace Technologies Inc., delve into a detailed exploration of strategies for mitigating the disruptive impact of […]
Learn MoreReliability and Testing Strategies for Mission-Critical PCB Applications
Testing PCBs for reliability is an extensive procedure involving multiple tests. PCB manufacturers use reliability testing to identify design flaws, making it an essential process before they can offer their circuit boards to their customers. Here, at PCB Trace Technologies Inc., we offer an overview of reliability and testing strategies for mission-critical PCB applications, the […]
Learn MoreAll About ELIC PCB Manufacturing
IPC-2226 standards have many standard PCB stackups under them that support HDI PCB routing. These allow routing traces for fine-pitch components like BGA. Most standard HDI PCB stackups use buried and through-hole vias that pass through all layers. They may also use blind/buried microvias along with skip-vias on their surface layers. This allows BGA breakouts […]
Learn MoreBest Practices in HDI PCB Manufacturing
HDI or High-Density Interconnect PCB technology is pivotal to the electronics industry for its performance and reliability. Here, PCB Trace Technologies Inc. comprehensively reviews the essential considerations and best practices in HDI PCB design necessary for successfully manufacturing these boards. We endeavor to provide a deeper understanding of these design guidelines for enhancing product performance […]
Learn MoreMiniaturization Trends in HDI PCB
Miniaturization of the PCB or printed circuit board is among the greatest and current trends in the PCB industry. Miniaturization of electronic devices made use of special design procedures to reduce the PCB size and the footprint of electronic components that go onto it to make them denser. Over time, the development of various advanced […]
Learn MoreHDI Routing Strategies for PCBs
HDI or High-Density Interconnect printed circuit boards need to achieve highly dense designs without compromising the functionality of the circuit. For this, designers must use the latest design strategies and manufacturing technologies. One of the techniques they use is HDI routing, which involves using multiple routing layers, smaller vias and pads, narrower traces, and thinner […]
Learn MoreUnderstanding HDI Stackups
HDI or High-Density Interconnect technology has brought about a revolution in the PCB or Printed Circuit Board industry. It allows designers to create highly complex boards in smaller sizes but with improved performance. With the form factor of electronic devices reducing continuously, and greater functionality expected out of them, the significance of HDI PCBs is […]
Learn MoreOptimum Via Size For Your PCBs
PCBs or Printed Circuit Boards use various types of vias—through types, tented vias, blind vias, buried vias, stacked vias, staggered vias, and via in pad. Most designers know that the via type they use affects its size. In this article, PCB Trace Technologies Inc. discusses the restrictions typically present on PCB via size and the […]
Learn MoreAll About Irregularly Shaped PCBs
Most PCB designers have designed their boards in mostly rectangular or square shapes. However, when the enclosure is in an irregular shape, they have two choices—to continue with a rectangular/square shape that is considerably smaller than the enclosure or to design irregularly shaped PCBs that closely match the enclosure shape. In the first case, the […]
Learn MoreChallenges of LED PCBs Design
PCBs or Printed Circuit Boards for LEDs or light-emitting diodes are different from other circuit board designs, as the boards must help dissipate the excess heat generated by the LEDs when they are in operation. Although LED PCBs are the foundation of LED lighting systems, one of the core problems in LED PCB design is […]
Learn MoreElectronic PCB Prototyping Versus Full-Spec Production
Eminent PCB or printed circuit board manufacturers such as PCB Trace Technologies Inc. offer two major types of services—one for PCB prototyping, and the other for full-spec production of PCBs. Here, we compare the two services and enumerate the requirements that the two services fulfil. What is PCB Prototyping? With the PCB prototyping service, the […]
Learn MorePCB Design to Final Artwork
PCB Trace Technologies Inc. produces high-quality PCBs or Printed Circuit Boards of various kinds. Fabricating such boards is an involved process requiring very close coordination between highly experienced technicians and state-of-the-art automated machinery, using the final artwork from designers. To ensure the high quality of boards, it is necessary that the final artwork is error-free […]
Learn MoreAll About Paper Circuit Boards
A vast majority of PCBs or printed circuit boards that electronic equipment requires are typically made from FR4 or glass epoxy. Although many users are shifting to polyimide-based flex boards, PCB Trace Technologies Inc. finds the future of PCB design trending towards paper circuit boards. That may be because PCB substrates made of paper have […]
Learn MoreRole of Artificial Intelligence in PCB Assembly Process
The rapid growth of electronic products has made the productivity and quality requirements of manufacturing electronic products rather complicated and strict. While end consumers demand higher quality and stability from electronic products during their entire life cycle, product engineering teams require that the design of PCBs or printed circuit boards use small and precisely placed […]
Learn MoreChoosing the Right Custom PCB Manufacturer in the United States
Deciding on the right custom PCB manufacturer in the United States can be critical for electronic designers, engineers, and OEMs. According to PCB Trace Technologies Inc., it can be overwhelming to decide which manufacturer you can trust to meet your PCB fabrication and assembly needs. As the board quality can affect the performance, safety, and […]
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